World
1.08 - cases
1.10 - deaths
USA
1.15 - cases
1.15 deaths
The rate of growth has slowed over the last coupla days, but the projections are still really scary.
IHME:
Meanwhile, President Stoopid is setting it up so he can boast of his amazingly tremendous prowess in responding to COVID-19.
He said the death toll here in the US could've been 2 million if he'd done nothing, but since it'll be maybe only around 1 or 2 hundred thousand, it's obvious he's doing a great job, and so he gets all the credit.
And then he bragged about how the TV ratings have shot up because of his "briefings".
First, what the fuck is he even talking about - "doing nothing"? That's not a fucking option. But of course, for him, it is. "It could've been so much worse - I didn't have to do anything - the law doesn't say I have to help you people - but I did, and not that many of you died, so you need to get down on your knees and thank me."
Second, as phony and empty as his threats always are, make no mistake - that was a threat.
And we've seen it firsthand. He's said straight out that if Governors want federal help, they have to be nice to him.
Some blue states have reported that minuscule amounts of aid have trickled in, while Florida (surprise surprise) has gotten everything they've asked for, and is expecting more soon.
So when this subsides, he'll stand up there like a rooster who's absolutely sure that the sun comes up only because he crows every morning.
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